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293 results for pattern *B*U*B*U*

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NYT : 28 from Modern Era daily puzzles
BAHHUMBUG BAZOOKABUBBLEGUM BEAUBRUMMELL BLUEBAYOU BLUEBERRYMUFFIN BLUEONBLUE BLUERIBBONJURY BLUNDERBUSS BUBBLEDUP BUBBLEGUM BUBBLESUP BUBBLEUP BUGSBUNNY BUILDABETTERMOUSETRAP BULBOUS BULBULS BUMPERTOBUMPER BUNSENBURNER BURNINGBUSH BUYINBULK DEBUTALBUM GOODBYECOLUMBUS HAMBURGERBUN LADYBUGLADYBUG RUBADUBDUB TRIBUTEALBUM TRIBUTEALBUMS TRYBEFOREYOUBUY
These pre-Shortz words have never appeared in any Modern Era crossword:
NYT : 26 from pre-Shortz puzzles
AHUBBAHUBBAHUBBA AMBUROMBU ATLANTICBYCOLUMBUS BABYBUGGYBUMPER BEATSABOUTTHEBUSH BEATSOUTABUNT BITOBETTERBUTTERBUYER BLUEDANUBEBLUES BLUNDERBUS BROUGHTABOUT BRUSSELSBELGIUM BUBBLEANDSQUEAK BUDABBOTTANDLOUCOSTELLO BUDDYBUDDY BUFFALOBILLRUSSELL BUFFETBUFFET BULBUL BUMBLEPUPPY BURTSBLURT BUSTERSBLUSTER BUTTEBEAUT BUTTERFLYBUSHES BUTTONBUSH BUZZBUZZ COLUMBUSBUS THEBULLOCKSBUTAFOOL
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Private : 75 from the XWord Info word lists
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Regular Users see 51 basic words here from the XWord Info Word List.
Angels see 24 additional premium words from Jeff Chen's Personal List.
These unscored dictionary words aren't found in either NYT puzzles or our word lists:
Abridged : 106 from internal dictionaries
ACIDBASEEQUILIBRIUM ARTERIABULBIVESTIBULI BABYROUSABABYRUSSA BARRENGROUNDCARIBOU BATTLEOFBRUNANBURH BATTLEOFLULEBURGAS BATTLEOFTEUTOBURGERWALD BEACHPLUMBUSH BEAUTYBUSH BERMUDABUTTERCUP BERNOULLIDISTRIBUTION BLUBBEROUT BLUEBERRYBUSH BLUEBUCK BLUEBUCKS BLUEBUGLE BLUEBULL BLUEBUSH BLUEBUSHES BOEUFBOURGUIGNONNE BOEUFFONDUBOURGUIGNON BOLETUSSUBVELUTIPES BONASAUMBELLUS BOTTLEBRUSHBUCKEYE BOUBOU BOUBOUS BRUNANBURH BRUSHFOOTEDBUTTERFLY BRUSSELSBISCUIT BUBALUS BUBALUSBUBALIS BUBALUSMINDORENSIS BUBBLEGUMDERMATITIS BUBBLEGUMS BUBOVIRGINIANUS BUBU BUBUKLE BUBUKLES BUBULCUS BUBULCUSIBIS BUBUS BUCKBRUSH BUCKBRUSHES BUDBRUSH BUDSAGEBRUSH BUFFALOBUR BUFOBUFO BUIBUI BUIBUIS BULBACEOUS BULBARCONJUNCTIVA BULBIFEROUS BULBOURETHRALGLAND BULBOUSIRIS BULBOUSLY BULBOUSNESS BULBOUSNESSES BULBOUSPLANT BULNBULN BULNBULNS BUMABOUT BUNBURIED BUNBURIES BUNBURY BUNBURYING BUNDOBUST BUNDOBUSTS BUNJIBUNJI BUNKERBUSTER BUNYABUNYA BUNYABUNYATREE BUSHBUCK BUSHBUCKS BUSHHIBISCUS BUTEOBUTEO BUTTERBURS BUTTERMILKBISCUIT BUTTONBUSHES BUYANDBUSTOPERATION CENTROLOBIUMROBUSTUM COLUMBAPALUMBUS COMBRETUMBRACTEOSUM FIBROVASCULARBUNDLE GASTROBOLETUSSCABROSUS GASTROBOLETUSTURBINATUS GENUSBUBALUS GENUSBUBULCUS HIBISCUSCANNABINUS HIGHBUSHBLUEBERRY HYBRIDTUBEROUSBEGONIA ICTERUSGALBULABULLOCKII ICTERUSGALBULAGALBULA LOWBUSHBLUEBERRY ORECTOLOBUSBARBATUS PLAYLOBIUMOBTUSANGULUM RANUNCULUSBULBOSUS REPUBLICOFGUINEABISSAU RETROBULBARNEURITIS RIBESRUBRUM RUBUSLOGANOBACCUS SAGEBRUSHBUTTERCUP SAMBUCUSEBULUS SEBASTODESRUBERRIMUS TRIBEBUBALUS VENABULBIVESTIBULI VIBURNUMTRILOBUM
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Unabridged : 58 from our unabridged dictionary
ALBUMINOFIBROUS BACCATOTUBERCULOUS BEASTSUBDUER BEAUTYBLUSHING BEBLUNDERBUS BISUBSTITUTED BITUBERCULATE BLUBBERGUY BLUBBEROUS BLUEBLOUSED BLUNDERBUSSED BLUNDERBUSSIER BOURTREEBUSH BOUSINGBOUT BRUSHBURN BRUSHBUSH BRUTEBURIED BUBBLETHEJUSTICE BUBBLETUBE BUBUKLED BUBULCITATE BUCKBUCK BUCKBUSH BUDEBURNER BULBOCAVERNOUS BULBOMEDULLARY BULBOMEMBRANOUS BULBOTUBER BULBOURETHRAL BULBOUSHEADED BULBOUSROOTED BULBOUSSHOED BULBOUSVIOLET BULBTUBE BULBULE BULBUS BULLDOGBURNER BULLETBUSH BULLETBUTTONS BUMBLEPUPPER BUMBLEPUPPIST BUMBRUSHER BURNETBUTTONS BUSHBURNING BUTTERBUMP BUTTERBUSH BUTTOCKBANQUETING BUTTONBUR CUBOCUBOCUBE HARBOURBUOY LABOURBUREAU OBNUBILOUS OBTUSILOBUS PSEUDOBULBOUS SILLABUBJUG SUBSUBSTITUTE TUBERCULATOGIBBOUS TUBEROINFUNDIBULAR
The RegEx equivalent for this search is B.*U.*B.*U
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